The Most Famous

Fencers from China

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This page contains a list of the greatest Chinese Fencers. The pantheon dataset contains 349 Fencers, 14 of which were born in China. This makes China the birth place of the 12th most number of Fencers behind Poland and Ukraine.

Top 10 Chinese Fencers

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Chinese Fencers of all time. This list of famous Chinese Fencers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Chinese Fencers.

  1. #1
    Photo of Wang Huifeng

    Wang Huifeng

    b. 1968

    HPI 42.9415 langs
    Wang Huifeng, born in 1968, is most famous for being a Chinese fencer who competed in the individual and team events at the 1992 Summer...Read moreShow less

    Wang Huifeng, born in 1968, is most famous for being a Chinese fencer who competed in the individual and team events at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He is recognized for his contributions to the sport of fencing in China during the 1990s.

  2. #4
    Photo of Li Na

    Li Na

    b. 1981

    HPI 40.5017 langs

    Chinese épée fencer

  3. #10
    Photo of Bao Yingying

    Bao Yingying

    b. 1983

    HPI 35.5214 langs
    Bao Yingying is most famous for winning a silver medal in the women's team foil at the 2012 London Olympics as a prominent Chinese fencer....Read moreShow less

    Bao Yingying is most famous for winning a silver medal in the women's team foil at the 2012 London Olympics as a prominent Chinese fencer. Surprisingly, she began her fencing career at age 15, later than many elite athletes, yet rose to international prominence. Her lasting impact includes inspiring a new generation of female fencers in China and contributing to the sport's growing popularity in the country.

People by Birth Decade

Browse notable Chinese Fencers grouped by birth decade. Each decade shows the top 10 by HPI; expand to see everyone.

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